Happy Mother's Day with a Few of Our Moms' Special Recipes

 

Because so many of you will be busy today, we're taking a day off. But if you happen to stop by the blog, we want to wish you a Happy Sunday.

If you missed our Mother's Day tribute post last week, by all means, check it out. We gathered "Around the Kitchen Table" for a special talk. Not only did all of us share culinary memories (and recipes) of our moms' favorite foods, but many of you shared your own thoughts and memories with us in the comments. We absolutely loved reading them! So if you missed our group post, or missed reading all the wonderful comments, we invite you to click the image below to jump there now...

CLICK HERE TO READ LAST WEEK'S

CULINARY TRIBUTE POST FROM ALL
OF US TO ALL OF OUR MOTHERS.

And here are some of the special
 recipes a few of us shared in our

Mother's Day tribute post last week...

Maddie Day/Edith Maxwell

"One of my sisters shared our mom's recipe for POPPYSEED CAKE, which I posted last year. Mommy took a cake decorating class when I was young. I still have her cigar box of little jars of coloring. She could do roses and all kinds of shaped piping. She had a heavy two-part Santa Claus cake mold that ended up being a decorated standing St. Nick, with cherries in the cake so it looked festive. And so many more."

Leslie Budewitz 

"As I've said here before, my mother was not a great cook, but could she bake! When I was a child, my dad told me if I wanted to bake great cakes, learn from my Aunt Peggy, but for pies, learn from my mother. She grew up on a farm, the 5th of 13 children, and learned to bake in 4H and from an aunt of hers. Here's her favorite CHERRY PIE, with my stained copy of her recipe for an oil crust."

Tina Kashian 

"My mother was a talented cook and, together with my dad, they owned a restaurant in South Jersey for thirty years. The two would often bicker in the kitchen. But she was the better cook! We all worked in the restaurant, and food was an important part of my childhood and teen years growing up. You would think my mom would be sick of cooking when she got home, but no, she cooked every night. Lots of Mediterranean and Middle Eastern dishes. I have memories of lamb kebab, tabouleh salad, and simmering grape leaves and tomatoes and peppers stuffed with meat and rice in a traditional dish called, dolma when I came home from school. I shared this recipe at MLK HERE. Sadly, both my parents passed away. My mother when I was in my twenties, but I have her treasured recipe box. I make her recipes, but they never taste as good. I think it’s the memory I’m holding onto. Miss you mom!"

Cleo Coyle

"My mom (Rose) is gone now. She died of cancer in 1991, and I miss her greatly, but I remember she had a real sweet tooth (candy, chocolate, cream puffs) throughout most of her life. On the other hand, Marc’s late mother, Evelyn, relished making hearty main dishes. In fact, she gave her love of CITY CHICKEN to Marc, who made it for me. This Depression-era dish, which is (ironically) made without chicken, is now a favorite of mine, too!"

Thank you all so much for 

being part of our Kitchen, and...

Happy Mother's Day!

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